numbers such as "Big Muddy" and "If I Should Fall Behind" were completely ineffective in the United States, eliciting an exodus to the beer and bathroom lines and minimal applause afterward. Several specific developments did annoy fans. One was the general discovery that Springsteen was using a Teleprompter to remember his words. It soon became clear that he was dependent upon the device, as for on long lyrics such as "Thunder Road" he would check the screen a good eight or nine times. A similar discovery was made by those seated behind the stage, that drummer Zachary Alford was using a red-LED metronome to keep proper time. Finally was the unexpected outcome of the band's MTV Unplugged appearance, where Springsteen lost confidence in the band and, after one acoustic song, did the rest of the concert in normal electric mode, thus violating the show's fundamental premise. This did result in the In Concert/MTV Plugged album release, which documents what the 1992–1993 Tour band sounded like. In the end, the fact that this was still a rock band, with a still conventional instrumental line-up, meant that it would be directly compared with the E Street Band and thus find it hard to establish a significant identity of its own. Over a decade later, Springsteen would solve this problem in his next non-E Street Band, non-solo tour, the Sessions Band Tour, where the makeup of the band and of their sound was utterly different from anything before and thus impossible to compare. Broadcasts and recordings As previously mentioned, a national radio rehearsal show and the abortive MTV Plugged show, the latter of which as In Concert/MTV Plugged was released in audio on CD and in video on VHS and later DVD formats. Several shows have been released as part of the Bruce Springsteen Archives: Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey June 24, 1993, released January 5, 2018 Meadowlands, July 25, 1992, released May 3, 2019 Boston December 13, 1992, released May 7, 2021 ‘’Berlin May 14, 1993’’, released April 1, 2022 Tour dates Cancellations and rescheduled shows Songs performed Source: Band members Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar & harmonica Shane Fontayne – guitar Tommy Sims – bass Zachary Alford – drums Roy Bittan – keyboards Crystal Taliefero – guitar, percussion & background vocals, saxophone on "Born to Run" Bobby King – background vocals Gia Ciambotti – background vocals Carol Dennis – background